Cover for radiators.



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F. M. CGCKRELL @L l. M. ROCKWELL.

COVER FOR RADIATORS. APPucATioN min APR. 1.o. um.

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Emre/Z M James Vhave invented a new and improved GOGKEELL AND JAMES RGCKWELL, @IF LME-BEY? MISSURL Specification of Lettone Patent.

Patented. May "l, imei,

Application nien April lo, im?.

To all to/"tom t may concern:

Be it lniown that We, FRANK ll/i. @oonnnm and JAP/ins Rocnnnnn, citizens of the United States, and residents of Liberty, in the county of Clay and State of Missouri, @over for lil-aflietois, of which the following is full, clean, exact elesci'iption.

invention relates to a protective cover Y for the i'ediators of eutonioloilesq whereby to enserve heet thereof in colei Weather to in the water therein at the tenaneiatnie for eiliciency in the opseil to wind upon or bo a, roller suppoi'tefzl by being adapted to close de. extent a i'ont opening iloinieiil coi/'en whereby expose nioe oi less section oi' conpletely blanket the e invention acltlition to novel insane secuiing it the iatiiatci, is characteralso by e novel notation between the 1V, cuiein `f"h its rollen anni by ll conecran@ tl to opeintl by the ooei'atoi of the out mobile from his seat; togethei with a novel arrangement of coroloperating and guiding means. l

The invention will be particulai'ly eX-I plainecl in the specic description following.

Reference is to loe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specication in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding partsin all the Views.

Figure l. is a front elevation of an auto-A mobile cover embodying our invention, showing the saine .applied to the radiator of an automobile;

Eig. 2 is n. side elevation of the forward portion of an automobile, parts being broken away and others in section;

Fig. 3 is a perspective View oi the cover detached, the curtain and its roller being omitted;

Fig. is a transverse vertical section on the line Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the means for controlling pull cord of the sustain;

ig. 3 is an enlargot?L sectional plan View i S n 57 and inclicatLi-g the von ' dieter il..

Y vide brackets i9 tical section of e pontion indie-tto? with our improved cover theneon and certain corelgniding means.

ln carrying out oni' invention in accoitlance with the illustrated; example, a cover designate generally by the numeral l() coin oinassubstantially to the fname tanks of c. aoliatoi: and; is ionietl with a near- Warelly extending flange lila. The ange 10a is adapted to tit the mediator at the top anti sides, said having an opening il the top to accommodate the noch c of rarEhe coi/err its fiange'haye lient-netaining lininr/ l2. hootl loi the inain part being niacle o any suitable ont .loth eathe f' 4 and. Wlieieyer foi' st. 'bection7 the Ainet-eiial re' I strengthening eie being' .L c plate i3 s. the .hood the bottoni and a metal roc. or :e i ai'ound the top and sides at opening lSTn/nich opening is of shape to expose the radiating section or honeycomb At the rear edge of f which in practice may be secniecl to any convenient pent oi' the automobile anal ae adapted to be adjusted by buckles lo on short billets 17 secured to the iront of the cover.

Below the opening i8 at each side We pio secured by rivets or otherwise to saifl cover, the brackets being edapted to receive the trunnions 20 of a spring roller 2l to `which the curtain 22 is secured at its lower end so that the roller normally tends to Wind the curtain. A pull corel 23 is secured to the curtain, saicl coicl having operating means located Within convenient reach of the operator. Preferably, the curtain controlling means are secured to the steering post and extend through the clash board or equivalent part of the automobile orn-'ardly through the engine hoool and through the radiator to the connection to the curtain. The controlling means includes a tubular fixture 24 having a longitudinal slot 25 and a slicle 26 in saisi tube is proviclefl with an operating knob oi handle 2l', the shank oif which entencls through the slot 25.

a tubular guide extension in the lewe?a end of said tube. The tube is secured in position on the steering Wheel or other convenient support, there being shown in the present example clamps 29 embracing the tube near the top and bottom and having spring jaws clamped to the steering post by clamp screws 3l on threaded studs, 30.

A tubular housino 33 extends through the engine hood D and is secured at its rear end to the dash board C or other support and at its forward end to the radiator A. To the front end of the housing 33 a tubular extension housing 3% is secured and is adapted to pass through one of the air cells of the radiating section or honeycomb a. The connection between the housing 33 and the housing section 34 is eected by any suitable coupling 35. On the section 3a is a Washer or Washers 36 and at the front thereof is a liange or Washer 37 adapted to clamp the hood 10 against the iront of the radiator. The, element 37 carries brackets 33 or the like supporting a pulley 39 over which the pull cord 23 runs. rllhe' location of the pulley 39 and its housing` section 34C is at the top of the radiating section beneath a. flap 40 on the hood l0 at the top, the said flap forming with the body of the hood a pocket at the front of the radiator into which the upper end of the curtain will be drawn when the curtain is fully raised by a pull on the cord 23. The ap also servesto cover the' pulley 39 and its attaching means at all times so as to prevent the same from being conspicuous. The flap has a metal rod 4l bound therein at the bottom to stillen the same and tends to maintain it in flattened position. The numeral 42 (Fig. 4) indicates a transverse hole through the cover 10 at the top for the passage of the housing section 3a. The curtain 23 is held raised to dierent de rees by engagement of the shank of the kno 27 in any one of several lateral recesses 32 provided along the slot 25. With the knob 27 and slide 26 positioned at any one of the recesses 32, the reaction of the roller spring maintains the curtain taut. at all times to prevent it from flapping and to prevent its deformation under the air pressure due to the suction of Leeaeee mits of the cover beino very quickly an securely fastened. 'l he kdescribed constructicnv of the cover and the arrangement of the curtain together With its fastening means are designed With a View not to detract from the appearance of the automobile but rather to enhance the appearance. The mounting of the curtain roller directly on the cover promotes simplicity in adjusting the Whole in position and in removing the same. rlthe arran ement of the housings 33, 34 with the descri ed attaching means makes it possible to apply the saine to the automobile Without any alteration in the radiator, the only change required to be made in the car being the boring of a hole in the dash board C to receive the rear end of the housing.

We Wish to' state in conclusion that al1 though the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of our invention, We do not limit ourselves strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the saine can be considerably varied Without departure from the spirit et the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention We claim as new and desireto secure by .lisetters Patent:

' A rotective cover for radiators, the saine eing formed Withv an opening, and a curtain and curtain roller supported below the opening so that the curtain may have movement in an upward direction over said opening, a pullcord attached to the free edge of the curtain, guide means for the cord adapted to guide the same through a radiator and a motor hood, said guide means including a pulley, and means to mount the pulley on a radiator near the top, and a Hap on the cover near the to forming a pocket into which the edge of t e curtain may extend, the said flap being adapted to cover the said pulley when the latter is mounted in position.

FRANK MARAN COCKRELL.

JAMES MERCUR ROCKWELL. 

